Launch Date
September 30, 2015
Launch Site
FRGUI
Launch Pad
ELA3
Launch Vehicle
Ariane 5ECA
NORAD ID
40941
International Designator
2015-054B
Epoch
Fri, 03 Jul 2026 11:50:23 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
0.03°
Right Ascension
297.88°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
156.84°
Period
1436.11 min
Mean Motion
1.00 rev/day
Latitude
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Longitude
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Altitude
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Velocity
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Name
ARSAT 2
Alternative Name
ARSAT-2
Type
Status
Owner
ARSAT
Country
Argentina
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
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1 40941U 15054B 26184.49332498 -.00000213 00000-0 00000-0 0 9993
2 40941 0.0303 297.8813 0002120 156.8374 283.3902 1.00270688 39464
Source: Celestrak
Length
4.9
Diameter
1.8
Span
16.3
Dry Mass
1500
Launch Mass
2977
Shape
Box + 2 panels
Radar Cross Section
81.4064
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
ARSAT-2
Purpose
Communication
Mission
Communication
Manufacturer
INVAP
Life Expectancy
15 years
Bus
ARSAT-Bus
Configuration
ARSAT-3K bus
Motor
S400
Equipment
26 Ku-band (2 beams) and 10 C-band (hemi beam) equivalent transponders
Power System
2 deployable solar arrays, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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